(1900-65) a US politician in the Democratic Party who competed in the elections for President in 1952 and 1956, but was beaten by EISENHOWER both times. He helped to establish the UN (= United Nations) in 1946, and was the US DELEGATE (= elected representative) to the UN from 1961 to 1965.
(1850-94) a Scottish writer whose books TREASURE ISLAND and KIDNAPPED are among the best-known adventure stories in English. He also wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde